Monthly Archives: January 2012

ATLANTA, January 31, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ – Businesses often view data threats from mobile devices like smartphones and tablets in terms of malware, phishing, and spyware, but improper decommissioning can pose an even bigger security risk, according to Blancco, the…

NEW YORK LONDON CHENNAI, India–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Group FMG today announced the launch of a specialized mobile digital marketing service. This entry into a high-growth market will help businesses and consumers design, develop and deliver rich interactive mobile solutions, apps and…

McAfee has launched Mobile Security 2.0, a comprehensive suite that adds app management and text/voice blocking features on top of anti-virus and anti-theft protection first seen in last year’s McAfee Mobile Security. The app costs $29.99 a year for new users…

New malware targeting Android smartphones and mobile devices has been uncovered by F Secure. The Trojan, which the security company has christened with the catchy name Trojan:Android/FakeRegSMS.B hides a PNG file that allows it to hijack a person’s phone and…

Lookout Mobile claims Android.Counterclank is adware, not malware Worth Reading? Last week Symantec made headlines, claiming that somewhere between 1 million and 5 million Android users had been infected with a particular kind of malware identified as Android.Counterclank. In an…

Authorities in several countries raided Megaupload recently, shut down all of its services, seized hundreds of servers and arrested several of its executives on criminal charges. Do you think the move was justified? Article source: http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2142670/symantec-provides-details-android-counterclank-malware

Rachel King is a staff writer for CBS Interactive in San Francisco. Before serving as a contributing editor at ZDNet in New York City for two years, she previously worked for The Business Insider, FastCompany.com, CNN’s San Francisco bureau and…

(click image for larger view and for slideshow) Beware newly discovered malware that’s been built into 13 apps that are sold on Google’s official Android Market, which have been collectively downloaded up to 5 million times. Dubbed Counterclank, or Android.Counterclank,…

Authorities in several countries raided Megaupload recently, shut down all of its services, seized hundreds of servers and arrested several of its executives on criminal charges. Do you think the move was justified? Article source: http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2142521/mcafee-launches-mobile-security-software